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I was going to make this post about all of the differences in my life as they pertain to living in the apartment and the house. However, when I sat down to write it I realized that I really can’t remember life in the apartment, it’s just to fuzzy to take away any detail.

Is this even possible? Can the mind really replace 19 years of the life someone is accustomed to with 3 months of the polar opposite?

I suppose it seems this way because my entire life has taken a 180 degree turn over the past year or two, and my living situation was just the last to change which triggered my reset button.

All of this considered, this post will consist of all of the general changes I have noticed in myself since moving into the house that I would assume everyone making this transition goes through.

There is now more than one community in my mind. (The household, the neighborhood, and the general area.)

I no longer have a clue of how loud I am being. (Mainly because I don’t have my mother to yell at me for it.)

Drving has become leisurely fun-time rather than headache inducing frustration. (At $3.25 a gallon, why not?)

Traffic is a surpirse. (Parking lot on the 202? I hope I can get the early bird special!)

Presentablilty of my living space became a priority. (There must be less tornados in Arizona.)

Buying stuff just for the sake of filling up the room. (If you don’t plan on spending 7 months worth of rent on this, you are smarter than I.)

Mostly I learned how to do all of the everyday household chores that are on this blog.

These are only the major changes in my everyday that I felt were worth mentioning. However, they make you realize how dramatically this transition can affect you. These aren’t tin personal changes, but rather substansial changes in major character traits.

Keeping this in mind, if you are going through this transition, here are some general tips that might help you ease into these rather dramatic life changes:

Maid/Housekeeper: If you can afford one, get one. Even if its only 1 day a week at $8/hour it makes a huge difference.

Cable: Don’t get it. You can watch everything you need through streaming, and that doesn’t cost $50 a month.

Stock your fridge, then keep it stocked. Don’t put yourself in the position where you are grocery shopping because you need to.

House Phones: Don’t get them. If you don’t have a cell phone I feel bad for you, and if you’re home enough for some one to call you there, I feel even worse. No one needs two phone bills.

Dishes: Put them in the sink. You can wait a little while until you wash them but at least put them in the sink.

Rent: Pay it! On time if possible.

Eviction: Don’t have it happen to you. It’s bad.

There it is, plain and simple. It’s been a trip living in this house. Sometimes I get the feeling that I am on vacation just by sitting on the couch. I guess that is one of the perks.

This is all I can say on the topic, well that and the previous posts. Saying that, I know say goodbye to you as this will be my last post in this blog. Still I encourage you keep the blog alive by starting your own conversations and continuing to talk about every nook and cranny you may find. So with that, farewell.